The document discusses an article about rice paddy art created by villagers in Inakadate, Japan. Over time, the villagers have evolved their rice paddy art from simple early designs to highly complex patterns today. The document lists 12 elements of creativity and instructs students to choose 6 elements and provide examples from the article of how the villagers demonstrated each element through their rice paddy art. Students are asked to write a bullet point for each element with at least two sentences describing a specific example from the article.

1. ART APPRECIATION de
Beaufort
Elements of Creativity
Individual Assignment 1 100 points
Please refer to the NY Times article by Martin Fackler found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/world/asia/26japan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=inakadate&st=cse
A pdf and powerpoint will also be posted on the class website.
In the article Fackler describes the artistic efforts of the people of Inakadate, Japan and their attempts to
create a cultural attraction. The story of Rice Paddy Art and its evolution over time from early primitive
efforts to the highly complex form practiced today provides us with an opportunity to examine the
elements of creativity:
1.Wonder and curiosity
2.Openness
3.See things in a new way
4.Take advantage of the accident
5.Flexibility
6.Generalize from particulars in order to see broad application
7.Synthesize, integrate-find order in disorder
8.Sensitivity
9.Analzye and evaluate
10.Support your ideas in the face of criticism
11.Take risks
12.Persistence
Assignment:
List 6 of the above (your choice) and for each separate element of creativity,write a bullet point
(each minimum of two complete sentences) describing how the villagers have demonstrated the
specific trait you have listed. You must be as specific as possible and provide clear examples that
support your statements. Again, you must mention at least 6 of the traits listed above,
and again describe each example in a separate bullet (please do not write
one long incomprehensible paragraph that I need to wade through to
see if you have met the requirements).
Objectives:
• Demonstrate understanding of the creative process and associated traits.
• Demonstrate understanding of media, medium, public art, and the purposes of art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of content and form.